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A. A. ALLEN Lzuowm Bnmnm' sun'- Filed Feb. 14, 1924 Ai'clz e A Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARCHIE A. ALLEN, 0F STURGIS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR- T0 KIRSCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF STURGIS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

LINOLEUM-BINDING STRIP.

Application filed February 14, 1924. Serial No. 692,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LAnoHni A. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sturgis, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Linoleum- Binding Strips, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention has for its object to provide a simple, cheap and easily applicable metallic binding-strip to cover the meeting edges of contiguous strips of linoleum and similar floor coverings and bind or connect the same with each other to prevent separation thereof while protecting said edges from chipping and breaking off, it being also a purpose of the invention to provide astrip of the character set forth which is neat in appearance and very durable besides being capable of being removed and replaced in relaying old linoleum or the like or replacing ol'd material with new.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view, partly in section, showing two abutting strips of linoleum or the like equipped with a bindingstrip constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bind-.

ing-strip, showing the lower face thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the bind ing-strip.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the same on the line H of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of an embodiment of the invention in its adaptation to a protective border for a linoleum rug. v The binding-strip consists of a long, narrow strip A of suitable substantially noncorrosive metal, such as sheet-brass of about one-quarter hardness, the parallel side edges of said .strip being very slightly bent to form almost imperceptible flanges B which, under the weight of persons stepping on the strip, or by other suitably applied pressure, become embedded in the linoleum. NVhen so-embedded, the exposed surface of the strip A presents beveled edges C which preclude possibility of catching the edges of shoe soles to thereby cause stumbling of persons walking over the floor.

Along the middle of the strip there are struck down from the bevel-edged surface thereof at regular intervals, a plurality of flanges D extending perpendicularly or sub stantially perpendicularly to the body of said strip and all of which are inaccurate alignment with each other. Each of said flanges is equipped with a tongue E extending parallel with the body portion A of the strip, alternate tongues E being oppositely disposed and adapted to project underneath the respective g butting strips of linoleum.

or the like, the meeting edges of the latter being separated from each other a distance equal to the thickness of the metal of which the strip A is made;

The said flanges and tongues E being struck out of the strip A, leave openings F in the said strip extending alternately in opposite directions from the middle thereof. In striking down said flanges D and tongues E, burred'edges G border the openings F along'the lower surface of the strip and these engage in the linoleum. The edges of the tongues E are also more or less burred upwardly as at H to engage in the lower faces of the linoleum strips, but, preferably, the tongues are formed with minute, sharp edge flanges indicated by said reference character H, for engagin in the linoleum, the strips of the latter Jbeing thus .held against separation by the flanges B, the burrs G and flanges H engaging therein.

The use of the binding strips obviates the necessity of nailing, this being very objec tionable because of the injury to the linoleum and to the floor which it covers.

The strips A maybe detached from the linoleum by exerting suflicient separating force on contiguous strips ofthelatter or by slightly bending down the tongues E invention as embodied in an edge protecting strip for linoleum rugs, i. e., pieces to be laid on the floor and spaced from the walls or other pieces. It comprises the strip J of metal which corresponds to the strip A of Figs. 1 to 4 but is devoid of perforations or openings. The strip J is rovided along one edge with a continuous ange K which extends angularly to the plane thereof so as to present the equivalent of a beveled edg It is of less depth than thethickness of he linoleum and is provided along its free edge at intervals with the tongues L which are similar to the tongues E and have the burred or sharply flanged edges similar to the latter for engaging in the under face of the linoleum. The "end-portions of the tongues L which connect with the flange K, are also slightly beveled so that after the strip is applied to the edge of the linoleum weight of persons or other pressure or load on the strip J will effect contraction of the space between it and the tongues L to thereby cause the latter and the free edge-portion of the strip J to bite into the linoleum and thus obtain a very firm hold on thesame.

I claim as my invention:

l. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal provided along its side edges with bevel-flanges presenting sharp edge portions adapted to become embedded in the linoleum and provided with L-shaped projections between said side edges, the free end portions of said pro= jections opposing the sharp edges of said bevel-flanges, the edge portions of abutting strips of linoleum adapted to be received between said free end portions of said pro-- jections and the body portion of said strip.

2. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal having parallel side edges and adapted to overlap the abutting edge portions of two strips of linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face midway between its side edges with downwardly extending flanges parallel with said side edges and against opposite faces of which the opposed edges of the two linoleum Strips are adapted to abut, and a projection at the lower end of each flange adapted to engage the lower face of a linoleum strip.

3. A linoleum binder comp sing a strip of flexible sheet metal having parallel side edges and adapted to overlap the abutting edge portions of two strips of linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face; midway between its side edges with downward ly extendingflanges parallel with said side edges and against opposite f ces of whic the opposed edges of thetwo linoleum strips are adapted to abut, and ajpr ieetioIi ttire. lower end of each. flange adap ed to engage the lower face. of a'flinoleum strip, said projections equipped with formations for engaging 'in the linoleum.

4. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal having parallel side edges and adapted to overlap the abutting edge portions of two strips of linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face midway between its side edges with downwardly extending flanges parallel with said side edges and against opposite faces of which the opposed edges of the two linoleum strips are adapted to abut, and a projection at the lower end of each flange adapted to engage the lower face of a linoleum strip, said flanges and projections struck out of the body of the strip and thereby forming openings in the latter, there being formations bordering said openings for engaging in the linoleum.

5. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal having parallel side edges and adapted to overlap the abutting edge portions of two strips of linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face midway between its side edges with downwardly ex tending flanges parallel with said side edges and against opposite faces of which the opposed edges of the two linoleum strips are adapted to abut, and a projection at the lower end of each flange adapted to engage the lower face of a linoleum strip said flanges and projections struck out of the body of the strip and thereby forming openings in the latter, there being formations bordering said openings and along the edges of said projections for engaging in thelinoleum.

6. A linoleum binder comprising a, strip of flexible sheet metal provided along its side edges with bevel-flanges presenting sharp edge portions adapted to become embedded in the linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face midway between its side edges and against opposite faces of which the opposed .edges of the two linoleum stri s areadapted to abut, and a projection at tie lower end of each flange adapted to engage the lower face of a linoleum strip, said projections equipped with formations forengaging in the linoleum.

7. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal provided along its side edges with bevel-flanges presenting sharp edge portions adapted to become embedded in the linoleum, said strip equipped on its lower face midway between its side edges with downwardly extending flanges parallel with said side edges and against opposite faces of which the opposed edges ofthe two linoleum strips are adapted to but, and aprojection at the lower end of each flange adapted to engage the lowerface of a linoleum strip for engaging in the linoleum. V I

8. A linoleum binder comprising a strip of flexible sheet metal. provided along its side edges with bevel-flanges presenting sharp edge portions adapted to become eniabut, and a projection at the lower end of bedded in the linoleum, said strip equipped each flange adapted to engage the lower face on its lower face midway between its side Of a linoleum strip and along the edges of 10 edges With downwardly extending flanges Said proj c ions for engaging in the lino- 5 parallel with said side edges and against 111 opposite faces of which the opposed edges of the two linoleum strips are adapted to ARCHIE A. ALLEN. 

